MINOlf
[ID[1-
Price
50
cents
Owner's Manual
Meter button
-------;
_--1Ifi:
;;;;;:
--------
Flash post
Meter
field with black
indicator needle and
--
+-
-
-t:
d
....
---
CdS meter cell window
red matching pointer
Shutter speed
dial
---
Exposure counter
---
Distance scale
----
Sliding lever
for
gray
~
---
filter and battery test
Viewfinder (front window)
.-NI-I-
-
---
Shutter release button
.:-..-----
Lens
window
Contents
The Minox
BL
Camera Battery replacement
23
Flash
pictures
24
Opening the camera
2
Eveready case
26
The
"three
eyes"
3
Care of the
Minox
BL
27
Hold
it
steady
4
Taking the
picture
5
Minox Accessories
Telescopic
rapid
wind
6
Set the
film
speed
9
Films
28
Coupled CdS exposure meter and shutter
10
Flash Units
28
Gray (neutral density)
filter
13
Slip-on Filters
28
Battery test
14
Tripod
30
Distance setting
15
Finder
Attachment
30
Extreme close-ups - Measuring chain
16
Tele-Photography
31
No F-stop setting
17
Copying
31
Viewfinder
18
Projection
32
Exposure
counter
19
Home Darkroom
32
Loading with
film
20
Un-loading
22
Technical Information
33
Congratulations
With your new
Minox
BL you are embarking on
a
wonderful, un-burdened kind
of
picture-taking .
Your
exceptionally small and precise camera can
go with you wherev
er
you go,
to
give you lots
of pleasure.
It's
easy
to
get good pictures with the Minox BL
and this
lillie
book
will
show
you the way. The
most
important
pointers are given, briefly, in '
bold
print. If
you want to know more, simply
read on. And, before making any
important
pictures - of a trip
or
some special event -
it's
always a good idea to
shoot a cartridge
of
film
outdoors
, and with flash
indoors
. This
will
give
you
practice
in camera operation and
provide
a
check on your outfit.
But
NOW - why not get acquainted with the ease
and" pleasure of picture-taking
with
your
Minox
-
the camera that never stays at home .
Opening the camera
For picture-taking pull
the
Minox
BL
open
as
far
as
it will go.
While the camera is closed, the viewfinder and
lens windows are protected within the housing,
and the shutter
release is locked. If, after open-
ing the camera and
looking through the viewfinder, you decide not to take a picture, simply
close
the camera again. This "pre-view" feature
saves film: the film advance can operate only
after you have pressed the shutter release
button.
2
The "three eyes"
The front
of
the Minox
BL
contains (top
to
bottom
In
the illustration) the CdS cell window
of
the
exposure meter, the viewfinder
and
lens windows.
These three windows
must
not
be obstructed
(watch your fingers!). Sharpness
and
brilliance
of
your pictures depends
to
an
important degree
on
a spotlessly clean lens window.
If the CdS cell is covered
during
measuring,
you'll get a wrong exposure indication .
You can
spot
smudges on the lens
window
easily
if you slide the gray
filter
(see page
13)
into
place
as a dark
background . If necessary, clean
the
window
gently with a soft (dry!) handkerchief
or
cotton swab on a stick . Silicon-treated eye-
glass tissues are not suited
for
this purpose.
By the way: The lens
window
is a
UV
filter
which
prevents unsharpness
causep by strong ultra-
violet
rays in the mountains
or
at the ocean.
3
Hold
it s-t-e-a-d-y
Hold
your
Minox firmly, yet relaxed,
with
both
hands. Keep
your
thumbs on the underside
of
the camera,
other
fingers
on
top, so that the
three windows are unobstructed.
These
illustrations show the most practical way
of
holding
your
Minox
for
horizontal and vertical
shots.
If you cover the lens
window
during exposure,
your
picture
will
show a partial
or
complete
shadow. If you
cover
the
window
of
the CdS cell
during measuring, the measurement
will
be
wrong.
You have the best hold when both hands are
steadied against
your
face and you let
your
fingers press the camera ends down against
the
thumbs - as if to bend the camera.
Your
Minox
BL can,
of
course, remain in its
eveready case
for
picture-taking. Simply fold the
hinged section of
'the case all the way up against
the underside.
(See page 26.)
4
Taking the picture
When
you
have framed your picture
in
the
luminous rectangle
of
the viewfinder, hold the
camera steady and squeeze the shutter release
button gently.
The shutter release requires only very
light
pressure and. to avoid
jarring
the camera, place
your
index
finger
close
to
the release button
even before taking the
picture
and "roll" it onto
the button when you are ready to shoot,
while
holding
your
breath. Take the camera from
your
eye only after you've heard the soft clicking
of
the shutter.
5
Circle in lens
window
indicates
that the
Minox is ready for the next
picture
Telescopic rapid wind
After
you
have taken a picture, 'close' the ca-
mera. Then, for the next picture,
you
pull it open
again. With this
"push-pull",
the
film
is
advanced
for the next picture,
the
shutter re-cocked and
the exposure counter moved
to
the next number
-
all automatically! However,
this
occurs only if,
before closing your Minox,
you
actually took a
picture or otherwise released the shutter. Just
be
sure
to
close and open the camera all the way
every time.
The small
circle
in the lens
window
tells
you
that
the shutter is
wound
ready
for
the next
picture
.
The
circle
disappears
after
you have released
the shutter:
Your
signal that you must '
push-pull'
before taking the next
picture
.
If you
don't
want
to
take a
picture
after
opening
the camera,
simply
close
it
until the next
picture
opportunity
comes along.
But,
if
you're
in a hurry to take
pictures
in
quick
succession:
'One-two, One-two, One-two! Go
ahead -
your
Minox
can take it.
6
Loading...